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About Bandor Village

Bandor is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 80 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 80
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandor compares

By the 2011 count Bandor is the 119th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bandor

Bandor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandor from other places

Bandor lies about 31 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bandor
Tehsil headquarters Borio 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 19 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 29 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 31 km

Villages closest to Bandor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Borio tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bandor

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandor village had a population of 172. That makes it the 119th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Bandor village has 80 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandor has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bandor is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandor covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandor falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandor is Tinpahar Junction, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandor.

Bandor is about 31 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandor is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 7.8 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 19 km away. Rājmahal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharpur (under 2 km), Pipjoriya (under 2 km) and Barachandbasipahar (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bandor today is likely to be higher.

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